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Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Karate body irked by new rival
Karate body irked by new rivalMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Karate-Do Federation (Forki) has warned the National Sports Council (KONI) against recognizing the former's rival, the FKTI, as one of the council-affiliated sporting organizations.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
PKPB to ride legacy of 'the smiling general' to amass votes
PKPB to ride legacy of 'the smiling general' to amass votesFrans Surdiasis, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post The latter half of 2003 saw the re-emergence of the daughter of former president Soeharto, this time on the political stage.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
38 people die after eating leftover pork
38 people die after eating leftover porkNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Thirty-eight residents of the mountainous Bintang regency in Indonesia's westernmost province of Papua have died due to food poisoning after consuming leftover pork.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Deputy mayor reported for fraud
Deputy mayor reported for fraud BOGOR: A non-governmental organization reported on Wednesday newly elected Bogor deputy mayor Mochamad Sahid to the police for submitting a fake high school diploma to run in the mayoral election.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Caption for spotlight ad. (Note: As usual, capital letters
Caption for spotlight ad. (Note: As usual, capital letters insisted by client for their advertisement. Thanks) BULGARIAN ECONOMICS DELEGATION: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta was honored to host the visit of Bulgarian Deputy Minister of the Economy Valentin Parvanov and his delegation during their official...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Sutiyoso wants no fun on holiday
Sutiyoso wants no fun on holiday JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso reaffirmed on Wednesday the closure of entertainment spots across the capital for three days in observance of the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, or Idul Adha, which falls on Feb. 1."This is routine procedure ...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
No plans to give IBRA legal immunity: Laksamana
No plans to give IBRA legal immunity: LaksamanaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government denied it was drafting a regulation which will give legal indemnity to Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency officials once the agency is closed.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Batam's status deters investors
Batam's status deters investorsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A further delay in granting Batam free trade zone (FTZ) status has created legal uncertainty on the industrial island, experts said.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
2 x 28
2 x 28 PDI-P barred from 2004 elections in East Kalimantan JP/5/mahathir2 x 23 Unpad to award Mahathir honorary doctorate JP/5/DIARE3 x 12 38 people die after eating pork leftovers Bulukumba Bulukumba victims want rubber company closed JP/5/Silangit1 x 60 Airport under construction to provide...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Civil emergency in Papua?
Civil emergency in Papua? News about the possibility that the central government might impose a civil emergency in Papua province has caused strong reactions in several quarters. The source of the news was Effendy Choirie, of the National Awakening Party (PKB), who chaired a closed meeting of...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Singapore threatened with ban on Indonesian maids =
Singapore threatened with ban on Indonesian maids = Indonesia's manpower minister has threatened to stop sending maids to Singapore if the city-state does not do more to protect their safety, a news report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.28, 20004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.28, 20004 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Bali flu scare likely false alarm
Bali flu scare likely false alarmThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar/Yogyakarta A team of medical experts from the Ministry of Health that examined on Wednesday a toddler in Bali who was suspected of having been infected by bird flu concluded that he was suffering from a common acute respiratory...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
New envoys present credentials
New envoys present credentials JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday received credential letters from newly appointed Thai and Lebanese ambassadors to Indonesia.Thailand Ambassador Atchara Suyanan and Lebanon Ambassador Hassan Hussein Muslimani presented their credential letters in...
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Bulukumba victims want rubber company closed
Bulukumba victims want rubber company closed More than 200 people from Kajang village in Bulukumba regency protested at the South Sulawesi legislative council on Wednesday to demand the expulsion of PT London Sumatera (Lonsum) from their area.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
BI continues to cut interest rate
BI continues to cut interest rate The central bank cut on Wednesday the interest rate of its one-month SBI promissory notes to a record low 7.86 percent, 20 basis points lower than 8.06 percent in the previous weekly auction.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Former VP Laurel dies at 75
Former VP Laurel dies at 75PHILIPPINES: Salvador Laurel, a former vice president of the Philippines who has been fighting charges of graft, died of cancer early on Wednesday, his staff announced. He was 75.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
Doctor arrested for fraud
Doctor arrested for fraudMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The police arrested a medical doctor on Wednesday at his home in Keroncong Permai housing complex, Jatiuwung district, Tangerang municipality following complaints filed by fellow physicians.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004
RI to ban shrimp imports
RI to ban shrimp imports JAKARTA: Indonesian will soon ban imports of shrimp from six countries accused by the United States of practicing dumping, the minister of maritime affairs and fisheries said on Wednesday.The U.S.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bird flu suspected in Balinese boy
Bird flu suspected in Balinese boyEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bali provincial health agency reported on Tuesday a suspected case of bird flu in a human being as the World Health Organization continued to recommend a mass cull of poultry in Indonesia.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
I was tortured: Fatwa
I was tortured: FatwaM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) A.M. Fatwa testified on Tuesday in an ad hoc rights tribunal that he had been a victim of torture by military personnel in the wake of the bloody 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Moesanif warns of chaos in East Timor
Moesanif warns of chaos in East Timor KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Wirasakti military commander Col. Moeswarno Moesanif accused an East Timor opposition group on Tuesday of infiltrating the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara to invite former militiamen to create chaos in the new country.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
University bans campus campaigning
University bans campus campaigningApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The University of North Sumatra (USU) announced on Tuesday that it would not allow any political party to use its campus for campaigning ahead of the upcoming elections.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bank Permata's service
Bank Permata's service On Jan. 3, 2004 I intended to withdraw Rp 2,400,000 from Bank Permata's ATM on Jl. Teuku Umar, in Denpasar, Bali. But since the ATM can only dispense a maximum of Rp 600,000 at one time, I made four withdrawals.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
MMI to allocate 5% of revenue for sports
MMI to allocate 5% of revenue for sportsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Metropolitan Magnum Indonesia (MMI), which is KONI's partner in a planned sports fund-raising program, will earmark 5 percent of its revenue for sports development, an official said.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Police arrest real suspects, not 'kolor hijau' in Bekasi attacks
Police arrest real suspects, not 'kolor hijau' in Bekasi attacksEvi Mariani and Marilin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Depok Jakarta Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Mathius Salempang said on Tuesday police had arrested two suspects in a separate rape and robbery that took place in November in...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2The effects of leadership changes on international relations in east AsiaJusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta o Thailand: Thailand under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has an active foreign policy.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Saving Betawi culture
Saving Betawi culture From Warta Kota Jakarta's native Betawi culture is part of the national culture. As the provincial culture, it covers the local custom and language as well as traditional arts that have high tourism and educational values.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Busway and traffic jams
Busway and traffic jamsFrom Media Indonesia For the new Blok M to Kota Trans-Jakarta Busway system, the city administration has stipulated that the ban on private cars carrying fewer than three passengers now covers more streets and is effective for longer hours.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Khaleda-Megawati talks
Khaleda-Megawati talks At their talks in Jakarta, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia struck a wider Asian note. They underscored the need for a larger forum girdling SAARC and ASEAN in order to try and meet the stupendous challenges of...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Immunity plan for IBRA criticized
Immunity plan for IBRA criticizedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Plans to provide Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency officials with legal immunity once it is closed have been fiercely criticized, as it violates the basic principle of equality before the law.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Over 200,000 Indonesian pilgrims arrive in S. Arabia as start of
Over 200,000 Indonesian pilgrims arrive in S. Arabia as start of haj nearsAgencies Up to 204,873 Indonesian pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia while some 127 pilgrims canceled their pilgrimages for various reasons.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
OPEC may maintain quotas next month
OPEC may maintain quotas next monthBloomberg, Jakarta OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said he may recommend the group leave output quotas unchanged at a meeting next month, signaling a shift from calls in December by some members for a production cut.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Two dossiers on alleged election violators submitted
Two dossiers on alleged election violators submittedEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police handed over two dossiers for election violation cases allegedly involving the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP) to the Jakarta Prosecutors' Office on...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Small vendors want a place inside market building
Small vendors want a place inside market buildingAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "I have sold fruit here for almost 15 years already. We are allowed to do business here because we pay the officials," said Dudung, 51, who opened his small stand on the sidewalk of Jl.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Fire razes houses in Gunung Sahari
Fire razes houses in Gunung Sahari JAKARTA: A fire gutted nine houses on Jl. Industri II, North Gunung Sahari subdistrict, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, late on Monday.There were no fatalities, however, according to fire agency official Abas Adiwijaya, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bekasi, Jakarta reopen dump
Bekasi, Jakarta reopen dumpDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta and Bekasi administrations agreed on Tuesday to reopen the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi municipality to end a waste crisis that has affected both areas since Jakarta closed the dump on Jan. 4.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Bapeptal prone to outside influence: NGOs
Bapeptal prone to outside influence: NGOsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are seriously questioning the independence of the recently established Power Market Supervision Agency (Bapeptal) and the lack of public participation in selecting the members.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Deputy PM Lee meets Hamzah Haz
Deputy PM Lee meets Hamzah Haz JAKARTA: Visiting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Vice President Hamzah Haz on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in Indonesia ahead of the elections.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Thai Navy chief visits Cilangkap
Thai Navy chief visits Cilangkap JAKARTA: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto received Royal Thai Navy chief Adm. Chumbol Pachisanon at the military headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.During the visit, Adm. Chumbol introduced himself as the successor of Adm.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
4 x 13
4 x 13 Floods destroys several houses and bridges, shuts schools JP/5/KPU2 x 29 Election watchdog finds 253 violations in Riau candidacies JP/5/TEA2 x 22Tea prices collapse, farmers face disaster JP/5/USU2 x 18 University bans campus campaigning
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Jakarta to regulate tinted car windows
Jakarta to regulate tinted car windowsDamar Harsanto and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The high number of violations during the extended three-in-one traffic policy on its first day of implementation has prompted the Jakarta Transportation Agency to call on private car owners not to put...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Police question Syahril for nine hours
Police question Syahril for nine hours JAKARTA: Police investigators fired 29 questions at former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor Syahril Sabirin on Tuesday over his alleged role in the misuse of Rp 20.9 trillion (US$2.45 billion) in funds from Account No. 502.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
PDI-P allocates Rp 100b for campaign
PDI-P allocates Rp 100b for campaignFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has established a Rp 100 billion (US$11.3 million) budget for the upcoming elections campaign, with half of that budget earmarked for a media campaign.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Ninety-one RI pilgrims pass away in Saudi Arabia ahead of haj
Ninety-one RI pilgrims pass away in Saudi Arabia ahead of hajAgencies, Jakarta The number of Indonesian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia reached 91 people on Monday from the total of 205,000 pilgrims who will join millions of pilgrims around the world conducting the annual haj.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Dita Indah Sari
Dita Indah Sari General Chairperson Indonesian National Front for Labour Struggle (FNPBI) Jakarta2. Jusuf2 -- The effects of leadership changes on International relations in East Asia 2 x 30 Part 2 of 2 The effects of E.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Thieves leave town in the dark
Thieves leave town in the dark TANGERANG: An official blamed thieves for the absence of street lighting in many neighborhoods in Tangerang in the past year, which has irked taxpayers.Endrawiyanto, an official at the municipal public works agency said on Tuesday that many street lamps were stolen,...
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Hazardous waste discussed
Hazardous waste discussed JAKARTA: International cooperation and coordination among relevant government institutions are needed to prevent the smuggling of hazardous waste into the country, an official says.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
Floods destroy several houses and bridges, close schools
Floods destroy several houses and bridges, close schoolsSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Kendal, Central Java Flooding destroyed four houses and four bridges in Kendal regency, Central Java, following hours of heavy rain, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 28 Jan 2004
House seeks independent haj body
House seeks independent haj bodySandy Darmosumarto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives called for the establishment of an independent body to take charge of haj travel in order to eliminate the government's monopoly over haj travel management.